Rising Sun, Indiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,091
Male Share of the Population	50%
Female Share of the Population	50%
Senior Citizens	23.8%
Employed Population 16+	948
Age of the Population	50

Families

% of people married	53.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	9.1%
Median Earnings25+	$35,036
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,179
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,423

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,109
% Above Poverty Level	88.9%
% Below Poverty Level	11.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	2.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.6%
Median Gross Rent	$666
Median House Value	$99,300

Ancestry

German	23.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16%
Irish	10.6%
English	7.7%
Scottish	4.2%
Italian	3.9%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Dutch	1.1%
Welsh	1.1%
Slovak	0.8%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
Iranian	0.1%
Canadian	0.1%
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Rising Sun Almanac

Category	Value
County	Ohio County
Standard Zip Codes	47040
Phone Area Codes	812
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	38.95
Approximate Longitude	-84.85

Rising Sun Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CINCINNATI COVINGTON AP
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 66 F
Annual Precip	42.6 inches

Station	VEVAY
Distance	17.9 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 40 F
Apr Temp	43 to 67 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45 inches

Station	MILAN 5 NE
Distance	18.4 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Aurora	3,678	$48,672
Dillsboro	1,551	$47,000
Greendale	4,165	$76,331
Lawrenceburg	4,979	$42,160
Milan	1,958	$53,864
Patriot	446	$38,906

Rising Sun Public Libraries

Ohio County Public Library
503 SECOND STREET
Rising Sun, Indiana
(812) 438-2257

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Rising Sun Public Schools

Ohio County Elem-middle Sch
436 S Mulberry St
ZIP: 47040
(812) 438-2626
Primary
Total Enrollment 571

Rising Sun High School
120 S Henrietta St
ZIP: 47040
(812) 438-2652
High
Total Enrollment 232

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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